Passive Solar Design

Energy-Efficient
The 5000+ sq. ft. south-facing, passive-solar design creates an energy-efficient environment. In the wintertime, when the sun is low in the southern sky, the interior of the home is bathed in sunlight, which heats the quarry tile floor. At night that stored up energy is released throughout the house. In the summertime, the large overhanging eves block the high summer sun, which keeps the interior shaded and cool. The north side of the house is bermed. The berming serves to stabilize the outside temperature of all the adjacent walls, so that they remain at approximately 55 degrees.